The Information Connections To Make Whole Person Care Work

Federal initiatives to achieve information interoperability in health care have been a mixed bag. The initiative brought most provider organizations to the point of having an electronic health record keeping system (see Interoperability & Data Sharing: Expanding Access To Health Information), but widespread standard information exchange has been elusive (see Meaningful Use Program: Why It Failed And How To Save It).

But “integrated” care coordination models (crossing medical, behavioral, and social domains) and whole person care approaches are essential for most provider organizations for long-term sustainability—and both require information exchange. The strategic question for most provider organizations is . . .